Acute Effects of Exercise on the Cortical Silent Period in Prostate Cancer Patients

Exclusion Criteria

• •Severe coronary artery disease (Canadian Cardiovascular Society class III or greater);
• •Significant congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association class III or greater);
• •Uncontrolled pain;
• •Neurological or musculoskeletal co-morbidity inhibiting exercise;
• •Diagnosed psychotic, addictive, or major cognitive disorders or are currently or have a history of using psychotropic medication (anti-depressants, anti-anxiety, anti-psychotics, benzodiazepines, etc);
• •Contraindications to magnetic exposure (surgical clips in the brain; cardiac pace maker or valves; cochlear implants; metal rods, plates, screws in head; shrapnel/metal fragments in head/eyes; dentures);
• •Prior history of seizures or diagnosis of epilepsy;
• •Left-hand dominant; and
• •No more than two of the following Coronary Risk Factors as defined by the American College of Sports Medicine\[41, 42\]:
• •* Family history of coronary disease, cigarette smoking, hypertension (Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) \> 140 mmHg; Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) \> 90 mmHg), known dyslipidemia, known impaired fasting, glucose (\>110 mg/dL), obesity (BMI \> 30 kg/m2 or waist circumference \> 102cm), or physically inactive (\<150 min of moderate intensity physical activity per week)